🍗🍄 Creamy Garlic Mushroom Chicken
Tender pan-seared chicken in a rich, garlicky mushroom cream sauce—simple, restaurant-style comfort food that goes with almost anything.
🧾 Ingredients
🍗 Chicken
- 2 large chicken breasts (halved horizontally) or 4 small pieces
- Salt & black pepper
- 1 tsp paprika
- 2 tbsp oil or butter
🍄 Sauce
- 2 tbsp butter
- 2 cups mushrooms (sliced)
- 4–5 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 cup heavy cream (or cooking cream)
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 tsp thyme or Italian seasoning
- Salt & pepper to taste
🌿 Optional
- Fresh parsley (for garnish)
- Spinach (for extra greens)
👩🍳 Instructions
1. Sear the chicken
- Season chicken with salt, pepper, and paprika.
- Heat oil/butter in a pan over medium-high heat.
- Cook chicken 4–5 minutes per side until golden and cooked through.
- Remove and set aside.
2. Cook mushrooms
- In the same pan, add butter.
- Add mushrooms and cook until browned and slightly caramelized (5–7 minutes).
3. Add garlic
- Stir in garlic and cook for 30 seconds until fragrant.
4. Make creamy sauce
- Pour in chicken broth and scrape pan (adds flavor).
- Add cream, Parmesan, and herbs.
- Simmer 3–5 minutes until slightly thickened.
5. Combine
- Return chicken to pan.
- Spoon sauce over chicken and simmer 2–3 minutes.
🍽️ Serve
- Serve hot with:
- mashed potatoes 🥔
- pasta 🍝
- rice 🍚
- roasted vegetables 🥦
🔥 Tips
- Don’t overcrowd mushrooms—let them brown properly.
- Use freshly grated Parmesan for smoother sauce.
- Add spinach at the end for a creamy garlic mushroom spinach chicken version.
If you want, I can also make a one-pan version, a low-carb keto version, or a spicy Cajun creamy mushroom chicken twist.
